Monday, 19 May 2014

Kali Linux is preinstalled with numerous penetration-testing programs, including nmap, burpsuite, maltego, Wireshark, John the Ripper, and Aircrack-ng. Kali Linux can be run from a hard disk, live CD, or live USB. It is a supported platform of the Metasploit Project's Metasploit Framework, a tool for developing and executing security exploits.

Information Gathering

Vulnerability Analysis

Web Applications

Password Attacks

Wireless Attacks

Exploitation Tools

Sniffing/Spoofing

Maintaining Access

Reverse Engineering

Stress Testing

Hardware Hacking

Forensics

Reporting Tools

System Services

What is Virtual Machine?

Virtual Machine lets you run multiple operating systems on a single physical machine, with each operating system sharing the resources of that one physical computer across multiple environments. Different virtual machines can run different operating systems and multiple applications on the same physical computer.

In this article, I will show you how to install Kali Linux in virtual machine on Windows and how to use it;1. Downloading the Kali Linux SetupFor downloading the Kali Linux Setup go to the Kali Linux site and download the most updated version of it.

2. Downloading and Installing the Virtual Machine

There are many Virtual Machine applications out there on the internet, their usage, size and working all are different, so for choosing the convenient and effective virtual machine, i suggest to use VMware Player, which is most easy to use and understand, go to their site and download it and install it

3. Setting up Virtual Machine

Open up the VMware Player which you have downloaded and installed in Step No.2, and click Create a New Virtual Machine;

After clicking "Create a New Virtual Machine" a new box will appear in that which click Disk Image File and Browse the Kali Linux Setup file which you had downloaded in Step no.1, and click Next;

Now rename the machine, so you can easily remember and recognize it, and click Next;